Islamabad
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formally inaugurated Google\u2019s office in Islamabad, calling it a \u201cmajor milestone\u201d in the country\u2019s digital transformation and its partnership with the global technology company.
\nAddressing the inaugural ceremony, PM Shehbaz congratulated Google\u2019s team and Pakistan\u2019s technology community.
\nHe said that the opening of the office marks a \u201cgreat day\u201d and an important step towards a long-term partnership.
\nPM Shehbaz said that Pakistan\u2019s collaboration with Google would contribute to a field that is highly important in the modern era and help empower the country\u2019s youth through modern tools, techniques and technology.
\nWelcoming the Google delegation led by its Vice President Wilson L White, the premier said the partnership between Pakistan and Google would flourish further and open new avenues of cooperation in the digital sector.
\nFor his part, Google Vice President Wilson thanked the premier for hosting the company\u2019s delegation. He said Google has been investing in Pakistan for more than a decade.
\nGoogle\u2019s vice president said PM Shehbaz\u2019s ambition to make Pakistan a $30bn IT export hub aligned closely with Google\u2019s goals.
\nHe said Google has contributed more than Rs3.9 trillion to economic activity for Pakistani businesses and households over the past ten years, supporting over 960,000 jobs.
\nWilson said Google is committed to supporting Pakistan\u2019s IT export ambitions through investment in Pakistani people, manufacturing and infrastructure for hardware exports, and local businesses.
\nHe said digital transformation in Pakistan could only succeed if adequate investment was made in human resources.
\nWilson said Google had already helped upskill more than one million Pakistanis through career certificates and by working with schools and teachers to prepare young people for the digital economy.
\nThe Google vice president announced that the company would provide free one-year subscriptions to Google Gemini for all students in Pakistan.
\nHe said the initiative would further support Pakistan\u2019s youth in acquiring modern digital skills and benefiting from emerging technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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